Terrie Taylor

Terrie Taylor replied to "Lessons learned from Malawi: Discuss with Terrie Taylor" in the Malaria Treatment & Prevention community.

Thank YOU all for your participation -- as a parting gift, here is the pre-print of a very practical paper about the clinical management of severe malaria. It was written as a tribute to my longtime collaborator, Prof. Malcolm Molyneux, on the occasion of his 'stepping down' as the head ...

Terrie Taylor replied to "Lessons learned from Malawi: Discuss with Terrie Taylor" in the Malaria Treatment & Prevention community.

Good morning! The discussion has highlighted the challenges of interpreting both positive and negative RDTs - - - the presence of a parasite antigen, which is what the HRP-2 based tests detect, is one step away from identifying parasites per se - - and even the presence of parasites does ...

Terrie Taylor replied to "Lessons learned from Malawi: Discuss with Terrie Taylor" in the Malaria Treatment & Prevention community.

Awash - - hello! It's been ages since our paths have crossed. I don't think the challenge is with PERFORMING the RDT - - the challenge lies with the interpretation of the RDT, and the clinical decisions based on the interpretation. TT

Terrie Taylor replied to "Lessons learned from Malawi: Discuss with Terrie Taylor" in the Malaria Treatment & Prevention community.

I agree with Nana - - sometimes I wish someone would invent a dipstick that would provide a hint to the clinicians (e.g., "high neutrophil count" to suggest a bacterial infection, "lymphocytosis" to suggest a viral etiology).... TT

Terrie Taylor replied to "Lessons learned from Malawi: Discuss with Terrie Taylor" in the Malaria Treatment & Prevention community.

Hi, TT again - - I completely agree with Constance! It will take awhile for clinicians to learn how to use the RDTs effectively!!